Walter Isaacson: The Genius Biographies: Benjamin Franklin, Einstein, and Steve Jobs

by Walter Isaacson

The Genius Biographies boxed set from New York Times bestselling author Walter Isaacson featuring his definitive Steve Jobs , Einstein , and Benjamin Franklin .

“If anybody in America understands genius, it’s Walter Isaacson.” — Salon

Walter Isaacson's beloved biographies of American geniuses—now in one boxed

Steve Jobs :
The riveting biography of legendary Apple cofounder Steve Jobs. The story of the roller-coaster life and intense creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. Isaacson’s portrait touched millions of readers.


How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography of Albert Einstein shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.

Benjamin
In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Ben Franklin’s amazing life, showing how the most fascinating Founding Father helped forge the American national identity.

Genres: Biography, Nonfiction, History

1968 pages, Paperback

Published November 7, 2017

About the author

Walter Isaacson, a professor of history at Tulane, has been CEO of the Aspen Institute, chair of CNN, and editor of Time. He is the author of 'Leonardo da Vinci; The Innovators; Steve Jobs; Einstein: His Life and Universe; Benjamin Franklin: An American Life; and Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. Visit him at Isaacson.Tulane.edu and on Twitter at @WalterIsaacson

Reviews

[Tim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good, solid bio on a genius of a man. Very readable and well-structured.

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have access to, and hence have read only, the volume regarding Steve Jobs: the Genius Who Changed Our World. This was a collection of articles printed over long duration by Time Magazine. The coverage was marvellous.